Associated Press: U.S. health chief pledges more action if Ebola spreads “President Donald Trump’s top health official said Wednesday that the U.S. and global partners will ‘take the steps necessary’ to try to contain a new Ebola outbreak, asserting that the fight against infectious diseases is one of the administration’s…

Associated Press: Congo says Ebola cases have reached 30, warns against rumors “Congo’s Ministry of Health said Thursday the number of confirmed Ebola cases has reached 30, including eight deaths in the three affected health zones in the country’s Equateur province. … As of Thursday, Congo’s health ministry reports a…

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Readout of Secretary Azar’s Second Day of Participation at the 2018 World Health Assembly This post provides an update on HHS Secretary Alex Azar’s second day at the 71st World Health Assembly, highlighting some of the discussions and meetings in which the secretary…

WHO: Seventy-First World Health Assembly update, 23 May This post provides an update on topics addressed at the 71st World Health Assembly, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak; a report from the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme; health conditions in the…

CIDRAP News: New funding pledges boost DRC Ebola response “A major infusion of financial support for Ebola response — to the tune of more than $25 million — has come from the World Bank, the United States, and Germany to support the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…”…

Associated Press: Ebola response on ‘knife’s edge’ as timing key, WHO says “The World Health Organization is accelerating its efforts with nine countries neighboring Congo to try to prevent the current Ebola outbreak from spreading beyond the border, WHO’s director for Africa said Wednesday, as a colleague warned that the…

New York Times: Ebola, Amnesia and Donald Trump Editorial Board “…The Trump White House … appears to be uniquely amnesiac [about Ebola]. On the same day that officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported the new Ebola cases, the administration sought to rescind $252 million in Ebola response funds…

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: HHS Secretary Alex Azar World Health Assembly Plenary Remarks During his remarks at the World Health Assembly (WHA), HHS Secretary Alex Azar touched upon numerous topics and discussed the importance of pandemic preparedness; expressed disappointment that Taiwan was not invited to observe the…

Devex: World Health Assembly kicks off with focus on health workers, universal coverage “The 71st World Health Assembly kicked off Monday with the Ebola outbreak in DRC and support for universal health coverage in the spotlight…” (Chadwick/Ravelo, 5/21). The Hill: HHS secretary to head U.S. delegation at World Health Assembly…

Associated Press: Congo announces 6 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus “Congo’s health ministry has announced six new confirmed cases of the Ebola virus and two new suspected cases while a vaccination effort enters its second day. … The health ministry says there are now 28 confirmed Ebola cases, 21…